inheritance
Example Sentences
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Lucas will also receive more of his inheritance once he reaches adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“Omakase” is in conversation with that same roots-first impulse, but Díaz’s inheritance is messier and more personal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
His language implicitly reaffirmed a vision of citizenship based on civic membership rather than ethnic inheritance.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
My wife and I are planning to start sending money to her two children under my “get your inheritance now” plan, when they can really use it.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
And what, then, will be the inheritance bequeathed by Bobby?
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing inheritance
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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